2009–10 York City F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was the 88th season of competitive association football and sixth season in the Football Conference played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, North Yorkshire, England. Their 17th-place finish in 2008–09 meant it was their sixth successive season in the Conference Premier. The season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
| 2009–10 season | |||
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| Chairman | Jason McGill | ||
| Manager | Martin Foyle | ||
| Ground | Bootham Crescent | ||
| Conference Premier | 5th | ||
| Play-offs | Runners-up (eliminated by Oxford United) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Stoke City) | ||
| FA Trophy | Fourth round (eliminated by Barrow) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Richard Brodie (26) All: Richard Brodie (34) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,204 vs Luton Town, play-offs, 29 April 2010 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 853 vs Hinckley United, FA Trophy, 16 December 2009 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,664 | ||
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Martin Foyle made 11 signings before the summer transfer window closed, ahead of his first full season as manager. York set a new saw a new record for consecutive league wins, with eight from 14 November 2009 to 23 January 2010. They finished fifth in the table, and after beating Luton Town 2–0 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final, they lost 3–1 to Oxford United in the final at Wembley Stadium. York were eliminated from the 2009–10 FA Trophy in the fourth round by Barrow, and from the 2009–10 FA Cup in the third round by Stoke City.
25 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 17 different goalscorers. Defender James Meredith missed only one of the 57 competitive matches played over the season. Richard Brodie finished as leading goalscorer with 34 goals, of which 26 came in league competition, four came in the FA Cup, three came in the FA Trophy and one came in the play-offs. The winner of the Clubman of the Year award, voted for by the club's supporters, was Michael Ingham.